We should continue to use military engagement with China to demonstrate U.S.

I believe that China has embarked on a maritime sovereignty campaign in East Asia.

I believe that we should go to a knife fight with a gun and not with a butter knife.

If confirmed, I believe that there's a real need for that electronic attack capability in the Pacific.

Mr. Speaker, we are here tonight on the 41st anniversary of ROE v. WADE. And put simply, my colleague from Tennessee said, the science is just wrong. ROE v. WADE, the decision, they just got it wrong. I entered premedical study in 1973…

Senator, it's already a burden. We were sequestered in 2013, and we're still coming out of the burden.

I view with concern any reduction in any of the forces we have in the Pacific.

Hawaii is the key, is the gateway to the rebalance.

Madam President, I rise today to speak on the Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2014. But before I make those comments, I wish to associate myself with the remarks of the Senator from California Mrs. Boxer and also the Senator from Rhode…

I yield myself such time as I may consume as I close. Mr. Speaker, I take this moment to thank Mr. Farenthold, to thank Mr. Lynch and certainly our chairman, Chairman Issa, for this bipartisan effort. It just makes sense. There are certain…

Mr. Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may consume as I close. Again, I want to thank the gentleman for yielding. I want to thank our chairman and the members of our committee for making this happen. Again, there are situations where…

Mr. Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may consume. First of all, I want to begin by thanking Chairman Issa for supporting this legislation and for making this a bipartisan effort. The Presidential and Federal Records Act Amendments is…

Mr. Speaker, I yield 5 minutes to the gentleman from Massachusetts (Mr. Lynch), the cosponsor of the bill and a member of the Subcommittee on Federal Workforce.

Mr. Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may consume. I rise in strong support of H.R. 2860, the OPM IG Act, which is a successful product of the bipartisan efforts of Federal Workforce Subcommittee Chairman Farenthold and Ranking Member…

Forceful actions are needed before this new country is completely torn apart.

At the end of the day, resolving this crisis is first and foremost the responsibility of the South Sudanese. Leaders must put their country first.

If we don't leverage our considerable influence to help resolve this crisis, our ability to influence events on the continent of increasing economic, political and security importance will also surely shrink.

I will say it is about time, and it's useful to remind the leadership of South Sudan that significant U.S. assistance is at stake.